My sister seeks to move back in with biomom, who managed to recover enough from her insanity to separate me and her from her own petty grudges. With that, though, money's gonna be tiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. I won't specify details, but let's just say I'm gonna have to have a solid handle on my spending habits for the foreseeable future. I'm even encouraging a few people to ride my ass to keep the recklessness at bay.

Read More

Why belated? I was invited to a Halloween wedding, and I actually managed to go without screwing my work schedule up. Who got married? My cousin Sammy, to a man who came dressed as a plague doctor complete with fancy cravats and mask. The wedding wasn't traditional; no white dresses or anything, but rather burning of effigies to cement "through fire we have become one" or something like that.

It was still celebrated nonetheless.

Okay... I puked last night. After taking two measurement-cup fulls of Pepto. And because I'm in the fast food biz again, I had to go to the doctor to get my happy little ass tested.

Good news: I don't have la rona. Bad news: it could potentially be another stomach virus, and I'm symptomatic. So now I have to self-quarantine for 10 days. But at least my boss knows; I called in advance, dropped a note off and everything.

Now to see if I can get my damn stomach back in order...

I now has a jerb! I'm working 4-10 today, and I'll soon head that way to get in uniform and that sorted. In case you're wondering, it's a Hardee's this time. I got the online things sorted as well as the IRL (lisence, social security, bank note). I was supposed to start Tuesday, but things came up.

And yes, I has facemasks handy.

Read More

So... Arby's reached max capacity before I came into the picture. Which means no jerb today...

Back to job hunting. Man, the job market's brutal...

But at least I have two more pairs of workpants, bringing my total to five should I need to do a 9-5 gig.

Okay, a few things: one, Grandpa's been cremated, and his ashes and death certificate are safely home with Dad and the rest of us. I've been on unemployment for a while, and have made... a few shopping sprees (thanks, brain) due to the holes burning in my pockets.

Read More

As per the usual, I have boom booms this year—bigger and better ones than last year, too. Why? To make sure Grandpa and Great Uncle Lamar see them tonight. I figured they'd appreciate boom booms.

It was sudden. So sudden, in fact, even I could have done nothing as I called 911 to detail the situation. I had to tell them to call my stepmom to let her know about it, while on with them, to keep them up to date with the situation. Now, the whole household is grieving...

Read More

So Grandpa had to be hospitalized: long story short, his blood sugar tanked for the third time, causing Amber to freak out (we had only swapped two days before, and his blood sugar dropped to the 50's twice during my two weeks), and this time he was unresponsive. Ambulance was called, and the hospital stabilized him. This time they figured out what was wrong: pneumonia. So they're keeping him for a couple of days, just to make sure that's sorted out.

Read More

So Grandpa has gotten... a bit worse for wear. As in, too weak to walk, and with difficulty sitting up in bed. I've had to have an extended stay to keep an eye on him, as his home nurse only arrives two days of the week, and even then, stays for one hour or so due to having to deal with many elderly patients barring any time used for grocery trips. Thus: Me and Amber will be swapping on a weekly basis, taking turns watching him depending on whether or not I go to work to sign-wave (basically,

Read More